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Durham Grange Caravan And Motorhome Club Site
Meadow Lane
Carville
Durham
Co Durham (Browse area)
DH1 1TL
Tel: 01342 327 490
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Pitches: 88
Open: 01/01/2026 to 31/12/2026
01/01/2027 to 31/12/2027
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 Tent Pitches |
 Caravan Pitches |
 Motorhome Pitches |
 Small Campervans |
 No Glamping Units |
 No Statics for Hire |
 No Statics for Sale |
 No Seasonal Pitches |
 Electric Hookups |
 Hardstanding Pitches |
 Fully Serviced Pitches |
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| Who's it for |
 Families Welcome |
 Not Members Only |
 No Rallies |
 Not Naturist Site |
 Dogs Welcome |
 No Dogs Allowed |
 Groups Welcome |
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| Facilities |
 Toilet Facilities |
 Hot Showers |
 Washing Up |
 No Bathroom |
 No Baby Changing |
 Laundry On Site |
 Drinking Water |
 Disabled Friendly |
 Chemical Disposal |
 No Battery Charging |
 Gas Exchange |
 No Recycling Facilities |
 No Kitchen Facilities |
 No Freezer / Fridge |
 Motorhome Point |
 Wifi Access |
 No Shop |
 No Bar |
 No Restaurant |
| Activities |
 Kids Playground |
 No TV Room |
 No Games Room |
 No Evening Ents |
 Fishing <5 miles |
 No Wild Swimming |
 Indoor Pool <5 miles |
 No Outdoor Pool |
 No Horse Riding |
 No Cycle Hire |
 Golf <5 miles |
 No Tennis |
 No Beach |
 No Watersports |
 No Boat Launch |
| Other Features |
 No Sea Views |
 Not Working Farm |
 No Campfires Allowed |
 Open All Year |
 No Waterside Pitches |
 Public Transport <1 mile |
 No Dog Walk |
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| Date of Visit: March 2013 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Ovaltinies59 |
3 reviews from this member |
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 We have used this site many times. It was a great base for when our daughter was at university in the North East, or when we wanted to visit family in the area, or even if we just wanted to test out the caravan at the start of the season.
The site is next to a Council grit store and the access from the A1 is excellent. It is not a pretty site but it doesn't claim to be, and depending where you are on the site and the wind direction there is varying amounts of road noise from the A1.
However, as with all CC sites, the facilities are spotless and the wardens are extremely helpful.
The fish and chip van visits every Friday night, and the working men's club in Carrville is very welcoming to visitors on the site and is an excellent pint of beer and is only a 5 minute walk away on the other side of the motorway.
The walk into Durham is very pleasant along the river and the bus back is very convenient. There is a good Chinese in Carrville and a large supermarket as well.
A good stopping place for travel north/south and a great base for a few days if you want to visit Durham, Beamish or anywhere in the Northeast. 
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| Date of Visit: September 2012 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Boots33 |
4 reviews from this member |
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I am a great fan of CC sites, quite a few have imaginative layout and together with friendly wardens this makes usually for a very pleasant stay.
Pity about Durham Grange. Definitely a site without soul. A site where everyone walked across other pitches because the were presumably too lazy to take a longer walk on the road system. We booked a service pitch to find people dumping their grey water down our drain and filling water from our tap!
Add to this constant road noise from A1 and a strange warden with an even stranger attitude, then you have all the mix for a most unpleasant stay. Surprise, surprise I won't be back!
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| Date of Visit: June 2012 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Piffy57 |
37 reviews from this member |
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Just had a lovely six days at Durham Grange although the weather was something else! I have never known a site so close to a main road and whilst we could hear traffic it didn’t bother us at all. On approach to the site be careful as there are several pot holes just before you get on to the Caravan Club Site. Saw one or two vans bounce about a bit on arrival.
Check in was quick and we had been allocate a super pitch with water and waste. There are only a few of these and we requested one when we booked.
The pitches are huge, never seen them as big. Place for a car, caravan and a big awning if needed. The caretakers keep the site spotless.
The shower/toilet areas are impeccable and cannot be faulted. They are warm, clean and well ventilated. The laundry room and dishwashing areas are clean too.
There is an information kiosk with leaflets about the area. You can order newspapers from reception and they have a small selection of eggs/milk/ caravan necessities.
Durham is compact and the cathedral/castle access has to be worked out as you can drive around for hours with nowhere to park.
We have a little dog and it’s always difficult to find somewhere to be able to take him. Not so in Durham, head for the Court Inn (DH1 3AW) next to the courts/prison. The welcome is wonderful and the food and drink are plentiful. No problem for the little dog either.
For days out we went to the Angel of the North, Seahouses, Seaham, Tynemouth, Barnard Castle and all these places can be accessed easily by the good roads.
The winds tend to get up, but the locals reckon this is ‘normal’. Noticed it North of Darlington so dropped my speed.
Would we go again? Yes we would, hopefully the weather will be better though!
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| Date of Visit: October 2011 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Neil and lena |
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We had a two night stay on this site while visiting Durham for a friends wedding and apart from the noise from the A1 which is close by I could not fault the site.
The C. C wardens were very helpful and assisted us in pitching the van and even advised me which way to point are digital TV aerial to get a decent picture.
The reception also sells basics like milk, eggs etc and for the big shop there's a huge Tesco Extra only 5 minutes drive from site.
The site facilities and service points were always spotlessly clean and well maintained which is credit to the hard working wardens so no complaints there.
Durham city centre is only 10-15 minutes drive from the site entrance and parking can be had in the multi-story car park which is close to the shops and Durham Cathedral which is definitely worth a visit.
We would certainly use this site again if in the area
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| Date of Visit: October 2011 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Martin.eneale |
37 reviews from this member |
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This has to be the easiest club site to find, it is literally just yards from the A1. Unfortunate this also means there is always quite a lot of traffic noise 24 hours a day. But don't let that put you off this site.
It's a great base for exploring the surrounding area. Durham is just 3 miles away, and is a must visit. The local park and ride is within walking distance, care needs to be taken as you have to 'go the long way round' to get safely to it. Even then, you have to cross a number of busy roads.
Friendly bunch of staff who dealt with our booking in efficiently. The site shop sells very basic groceries and newspapers can be pre ordered. The shower block was immaculate and for once there actually seemed to be more shower cubicles than they actually need! Phone reception was good, I would class the TV reception as OK, rather than the clubs rating of good.
The Beamish open air museum is worth a visit and only about 20 mins drive away and just a bit further up the road is the Angel of the North. Hartlepool and it's historic quay is a great day out, where you can learn all about the Royal Navy and explore the oldest warship still afloat.
Went to The Metro Centre at Gateshead and must admit I was a bit disappointed. It's easy enough to find, but it wasn't very well sign posted to find a parking space and once inside the map of the layout wasn't very user friendly and was also out of date as a few shops had closed or changed. Meadowhall does it better.
A fish and chip van visits on Friday nights, very nice and worth the wait in the cold!
All in all, a nice little site, just a shame it's so close to the A1.
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| Date of Visit: September 2011 |
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| Reviewer: Peggy2011 |
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Just returned from a wonderful 6 night break at the Grange where we met up with our friends in their motorhome who like us travel with their dog.
On arrival the wardens were really helpful helping us select a pitch which would enable us to be close to our friends who had a serviced pitch and we did not. The pitches are mostly hardstanding but we were on one of the few grass ones which was sloping a little.
We appreciated the security that the remote control key fob gave. We hired a car for our stay here and were glad we did as there is so much to do in the surrounding areas which would not have been accessible with our fairly large motorhome.
The beaches, coastline and countryside are all stunning in this part of the country. Durham itself is a pretty city but surprisingly small. We used the park and ride service to go into Durham which was dog friendly and only £1. 70 per person. There is also a massive Tesco Extra 2 miles away in Belmont.
The site itself had a disappointing dog walk without a cordoned off area to let them off the lead to have a run around. There was a public footpath outside the main entrance to the site but we did not try this as it seemed a bit too close to the main road. As it happened our dog got plenty of exercise on the surrounding very dog friendly beaches.
We visited both Seaham and Seaton Sluice beaches, both of which were immaculate.
All the facilities were clean and tidy and there was never a queue for the showers although there is only one washing machine and dryer which always seemed to be in great demand.
TV and phone signal were both good on the site and everything was kept spick and span as you would expect on a Caravan Club site.
This is a wonderfully located site to explore everything the North East has to offer. Just off the A1, road connections are good and I would thoroughly recommend you give this site a try if you find yourself in the area.
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| Date of Visit: September 2011 |
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| Reviewer: JaneH |
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Used this as a stopover for 1 night as conveniently placed just off A1M. Friendly helpful warden when booking over the phone and helpful on arrival.
All facilities are usual CC standard with laundry £3. 00 per wash and tumble dryer.
Level pitches, we pitched in a small circular area away from main area so dogs would be settled.
Dog walk runs along back of site but if you go out of the site back towards the dual carriageway and pick up the public footpath on your right it takes you alongside fields and down to the river/wooded areas.
Would use again.
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| Date of Visit: September 2011 |
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| Reviewer: Squeky |
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Visited this site in September for one night only, although the site itself is clean and tidy it has absolutely no character.
Was not impressed with the ladies shower block there was quite a bad smell which I think was coming from the drains. Road noise from the A1 is very noticeable day and night.
No shop on site but there is a hut with lots of good information for tourists.
Wardens nice and On the plus side it is very close to Durham, which is a lovely city. We would use this site again but only as a stopover.
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| Date of Visit: August 2011 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: David Klyne |
257 reviews from this member |
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To Find Site:- From north or south on A1M take Durham exit. Coming onto the roundabout from the A1 slip road turn onto A690 towards Durham and immediately move into right hand lane and turn right at International camping sign. The site is straight ahead.
This site is a stone’s throw from the A1M so there is always a hum of traffic although you do get used to it. Grange is open all year and accepts non-members and tent campers. There are 76 pitches, 59 of which are hardstandings including some serviced pitches for which there is a small extra charge. The site has one toilet block which is of a very good standard. Dotted around the site are service points. WiFi is available across the site at usual Caravan Club costs. Newspapers can be ordered from reception. For younger children there is a nice play area.
This site is ideally suited for an overnight stop off the A1M. It is also very convenient for visiting the city of Durham and the Beamish Open Air Museum which is about 12 miles away. For shopping there is a Tesco in the direction of Dragonsville about a mile and a half from the site. To visit Durham there is a Park and Ride just across the A1M from the site. You can walk but you do have to cross some very busy roads so it might be advisable to take the car. If you have an English Bus Pass this can be used on the buses from the P&R.
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| Date of Visit: July 2011 |
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| Reviewer: Cadmasa1 |
19 reviews from this member |
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An absolute gem of a site, was worried about proximity to A1, but we could barely hear the road. Toilets and showers were exceptional and very very clean.
The welcome from the wardens was one of the best I've ever known. They had a map of the area and showed us a lovely walk, which was truly stunning and very very quiet.
There is a small dog walk on site, but nothing to write home about, just ideal for a stroll. The park and ride to Durham is just up the road and it is ideally placed should you wish to venture in to Durham.
We were on a stop over to Northumberland and so didn't bother, but would definitely visit again for longer. The pitches were immaculate and it felt really green and leafy.
Would recommend.
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